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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAUD, v.i. [L. gaudeo, to rejoice.] To exult; to rejoice.
GAUD, n. [L. gaudium.] An ornament; something worn for adorning the person; a fine thing.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English gaude Date: 15th century ornament, trinket

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a gaudy thing; a showy ornament. 2 (in pl.) showy ceremonies. Etymology: perh. through AF f. OF gaudir rejoice f. L gaudere

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaud Gaud, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. ``An idle gaud.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaud Gaud, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See Gaud, n.] To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] ``Gauding with his familiars. '' [Obs.] --Sir T. North.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaud Gaud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gauding.] To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] ``Nicely gauded cheeks.'' --Shak.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Written also Gawd.] Trinket, gewgaw, bawble, trifle, toy, worthless piece of finery.